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Track 1, Themes for Indvidual PM Practitioners, and Teams & Other Stakeholders. |
Track 2, Themes for Executives and Senior Managers, and Nations & Society. |
08:00 |
30 |
Registration: Argosy University, 1550 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 600; Arlington, VA. |
08:30 |
15 |
Welcoming Remarks: Stacy Goff, asapm President |
08:45 |
45 |
 Opening Keynote: David Hudson, AIPM President ; "Delivering the Promise!" David was the chair of the 2011 25th IPMA World Congress, in Brisbane, Australia. In addition to his other roles, he is the Program Manager for ICB4, the IPMA Competence Baseline.
The ICB differs from other PM standards. While it does include a knowledge framework, it is also a roadmap to application of that knowledge in a wide range of project and program manager roles. The result: skill, experience, competence, and initiative results that truly help individuals, organizations, nations and society to Deliver the Promise. |
09:30 |
60 |
 Paul Hesselman, IPMA-NL.
“Avoiding Adventureland: Making the most of your Steering Committee.” He was one of the first Dutch project managers certified by IPMA, is involved with IPMA Certification in the Netherlands and is a Program Director with a leading IT company. (Theme: Individual PM Practitioners.) |
 Donna Fitzgerald, Nimble PM;
“Making the Right Decision.” Donna is a master of Portfolio Management; she helps organizations improve their program and portfolio management capabilities. (Theme: Executives and Senior Managers.) |
10:30 |
30 |
Coffee and Networking; Special Book Signing |
11:00 |
60 |
 Andrew Bragg, APM,
“Practicing What We Preach.” Andrew is the Chief Executive for the Association for Project Management (IPMA-UK). His Chief Executive roles in many sectors involve the project management of significant capital and organisational initiatives.
(Theme: Teams and Other Stakeholders.) |
 Bob Youker, World Bank, retired;
“Evaluating Project Impact: Lessons from International Development.” At World Bank, Bob brought PM training to managers of major projects in Developing Countries. (Theme: Nations and Society.) |
12:00 |
60 |
Lunch |
01:00 |
15 |
Presentation of asapm Awards: Stacy Goff, asapm President |
01:15 |
60 |
 Bill Duncan, PM Partners and asapm Certification Chair; “Defining and Measuring Project Success.” Speaker, Trainer and PM Consultant, Duncan was also the primary author of the original PMBOK® Guide. (Theme: Teams and Other Stakeholders.) |
 Yvette Burton, VW America,
“Colleagues, Cultures, Processes: The Art of Designing Interactions.” Yvette works with technical, creative and non-technical disciplines for the implementation of large complex projects and PMOs. (Theme: Executives and Senior Managers.) |
02:15 |
30 |
Coffee and Networking |
02:45 |
60 |
 Dr. J. Davidson Frame, Academic Dean of the University of Management and Technology; "Black Swans or White? Exploring the premises of the unmanageability of high impact, low probability events." Examines the premises of Black Swan events to see the extent to which they are truly unpredictable and unmanageable. (Theme: Individual PM Practitioners.) |
 Tom Mochal, President of TenStep, Inc. and will speak on “Green Project Management.” Tom is also the head of The TenStep Group, a network of over 50 offices providing consulting, training and other PM services around the world. (Theme: Nations and Society.) |
03:45 |
45 |
“Delivering the Promise … To Yourself”
This closing session is a hands-on Workshop led by Donna Fitzgerald, Bill Duncan and Tim Jaques. It is designed to help participants make immediate use of what we have learned. |
04:30 |
15 |
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Your Top 5 Reasons to attend this asapm PPM Symposium:
- Great Speakers! You'll hear from the heads of the Australian and British project management governing bodies and the author of the original PMBOK® Guide.
- You'll hear from key experts at Gartner and VW America, as well as from Tom Mochal, founder and president of TenStep Project Management.
- Great Networking! Attendance is limited to fewer than 100 participants to allow for more meaningful networking. And, some of those participants are PM Certification leaders in their nations.
- Highly Interactive! The PM Symposium features highly interactive sessions where you can contribute.
- Real Skills for Real People! This event is focused on you. Every speaker and each session has been hand chosen to deliver a message of value. You will leave with new tools and ideas that you can readily deploy.
- A Master Class In PPM! By the experts, for the experts -- this event is targeted for experienced project, program, and portfolio managers to explore the realities and compromises we face everyday.
Who Should Attend:
- Project and Program Managers
- Project Management Office staff
- Executives and Managers in PM-oriented organizations
- Government Officials
- PM Educators
- PM Trainers and Consultants
- Students in PM degree programs
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